# WN2 5NH: area report for a postcode in Wigan

WN2 5NH is a postcode in Wigan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wigan. Open the map at WN2 5NH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) › [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2) › [WN2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **Ince (Manchester), 2.3 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **No property in WN2 5NH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wigan 024D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **£194,393 average price**: For the whole of Wigan, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN2 5NH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **Low road and rail noise at WN2 5NH**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Platt Bridge Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/platt-bridge-community-school-e139300) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106447) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newbridge Learning Community](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbridge-learning-community-e135199) | Special | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Holy Family Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-academy-e149190) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-abram-e141641) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fix-It (UK) Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fix-it-uk-ltd-e152247) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-hindley-e141643) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/three-towers-alternative-provision-academy-e140627) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £153,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £45,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £119,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR AHMAD & PTNRS (140 m); PLATT HOUSE SURGERY (140 m)
- Pharmacies: PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (140 m); LIVERPOOL ROAD PHARMACY (150 m)
- Dental practices: PLATT BRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Platt Bridge (360 m, Iceland); Co-op Platt Bridge (410 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,393** (August 2026). Wigan’s average house price was £194,393 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,377** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wigan earned a median of £37,377 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.2×** (2025). A home in Wigan costs 5.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 53rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Wigan has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wigan 024D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.6** (2025). Wigan 024D has a deprivation score of 31.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,522nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wigan 024D was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,432** (2021). Wigan 024D had 2,432 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,304th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wigan 024D, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WN2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN2 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,964** (2021). WN2 had 53,964 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 145th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 44%** (2022). About 44% of people in WN2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In WN2, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)
- Centre: 53.5213, -2.5947

Council: [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Makerfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/makerfield): Andy Burnham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since June 2026.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.5947,53.5213,WN25NH

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